Nikole Hanna-Jones, author of The 1619 Project is pretty well-known to Twitchy readers for saying really stupid stuff and today is no different.
She initially tried to dunk on FOX News for writing about a different silly tweet, but that is not the stupid part! The stupid comes in when a user suggested she read Thomas Sowell and she then made one of the most ignorant tweets Twitter has ever seen tweeted.
Get you someone who follows your every move like Fox News follows mine. I mean, a whole article about my tweet about shopping at the drug store. pic.twitter.com/5Kcm0XDitW
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 10, 2023
That is the initial tweet.
Read Thomas Sowell’s essay The Real History of Slavery. I think you’ll find it interesting.
— SAM MYERS (@samzydeco1989) February 10, 2023
Then the user kindly made a reading suggestion to Hannah-Jones.
Other than being Black, what exactly is Sowell's expertise in slavery or history?
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 10, 2023
Ummm… WUT? That is one of the most ignorant tweets we have ever seen and Twitter users were more than happy to step in and explain EXACTLY how amazing Thomas Sowell is as well as poke some fun at her.
More than yours. https://t.co/MBTQxT2Y98
— TheMorningSpew2 (@TheMorningSpew2) February 11, 2023
That is an understatement.
Punching up so high she can’t even reach his kneecaps https://t.co/B9chhG2aEX
— Dawn (@aurora_g96) February 11, 2023
She would never be able to reach Sowell’s level. Period.
Maybe you should try reading his books instead of making such as racist comment.
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) February 11, 2023
Recommended
She hasn’t got time for such petty endeavors, she is busy making HULU Specials and dumb tweets.
— Axiomatic Enemy of the State (@DeTocqueville14) February 11, 2023
We quite enjoyed that user replying with words of wisdom from Sowell himself.
Well, unlike you, he actually writes non-fiction.
— Smokerscough (@Smokerscough3) February 11, 2023
FACTS. That one had to hurt but the truth does hurt sometimes.
Let's see, economics chair at Stanford, a dozen texts on the subjects of race and history, a Bradley Award for intellectual achievement.
Given you've written nothing but fiction, it seems like your ignorant jab is more projection than anything else.
— Micky Finn (@Micky_Finn) February 11, 2023
Said the widely de-bunked journalist, living in the 21st Century, abt the world renowned 92 yo Economist whose fields include: Econ Hist, AA Hist, Sociology, Race Relations, Hist Linguistics, etc. His unis include: Stanford, UofChi, Cornell, Howard, etc. The “Woke” are blind! https://t.co/N9RLiOREED
— Samizdat (@VStwitagitprop) February 11, 2023
We loved the actual listings of just a FEW of Sowell’s accomplishments.
Has he studied it? You have not.
— James III ✝️🇺🇸 (@goldengatewill) February 11, 2023
The simplicity of that answer had us chuckling. He HAS indeed studied it.
Because you were actually there…. https://t.co/7GvYUGhCF1
— TexasAF (@DillowTalk2) February 11, 2023
That one is sarcasm, although, with the record of Hannah-Jones, we honestly would not be surprised if she initiated some wild story about her lived experience being the same as slavery.
Does Sowell have a Hulu special?
I rest my case. https://t.co/OS2BfAbDSW
— Gordon Kushner (@Gordon_Kushner) February 11, 2023
They would never allow such a thing. Would Hulu or any other entertainment entity allow someone like Sowell any type of platform or recognition? Never.
We have a winner in tonight's challenge, "Tell me that you've never read any of @ThomasSowell's work without telling me that you've never read any of @ThomasSowell's work."
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 https://t.co/XyidhIhJYf— James Higgins (@JamesEHiggins) February 11, 2023
HA! There was no challenger in sight even close to winning that prize.
You could have saved keystrokes by simply typing "I'm a raving idiot." https://t.co/TGr2tMtMhf
— Tommy Face on Fire (@TommyFaceOnFire) February 11, 2023
Indeed. Sometimes simple replies are the best.
@nhannahjones deceit, displays precisely what is intended by the phrase, “a journalistic understanding”.
In answer to your question, Ms. Jones, you might start here (and in the process, begin to learn the difference between a journalist and a scholar):https://t.co/cHcjjRbuiP https://t.co/Zg5Zpgrh3R
— Patrick Byrne (@PatrickByrne) February 11, 2023
She needs to learn the difference between fiction and nonfiction but that is a whole separate issue.
Nikole Hannah-Jones might have a HULU special but Thomas Sowell is a national treasure.
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